End of Primary Benchmark 2016 Educational Assessment Unit Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education

EAU, Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education PURPOSES A benchmarking exercise at the end of the Primary Cycle Performance data used to inform pupils, parents & schools about the achievement of each learner   EAU, Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education 17 September, 2018

EAU, Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education NATIONAL DATA A total of 91 schools participated (all 62 State schools, 22 Church schools and 7 Independent schools) 93% of all Year 6 students sat the 2015 End of Primary Benchmark 487 students benefitted from one or more access arrangements and 80 were exempted from all three subjects EAU, Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education 17 September, 2018

National Statistics (2015) The national median scores for the subjects were: Malti - 74 English - 71 Mathematics - 72 EAU, Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education 17 September, 2018

End of Primary benchmark 2016 Dates: 26th May – 2nd June 2016 26th May – Maltese Oral (Speaking) Component 27th May – English Oral (Speaking) Component 30th May – Maltese Writing & Maltese Reading 31st May – English Writing & English Reading 1st June – Maltese Listening & English Listening 2nd June – Mathematics (Mental & Written) EAU, Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education 17 September, 2018

EAU, Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education Maltese & English Taħdit / Speaking 20 marka (10 minuti kull par) Il-Fehim mis-Smigħ / Listening 20 marka (30 minuta) Il-Fehim mill-Qari / Reading 30 marka (50 minuta) Kitba / Writing 30 marka (60 minuta) EAU, Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education 17 September, 2018

EAU, Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education Speaking / Taħdit It-Tħejjija / Warmer Intervista / Interview: New subthemes: Shopping, School Outings, House & Home Environment, Health & Body Care, and People Who Help Us. Żewġ eżerċizzi / Two tasks EAU, Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education 17 September, 2018

EAU, Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education Taħdit / Speaking Staqsini inti / Inverted interview Qabbel / Compare and contrast Stampa waħda / Single picture Stampa storja / Picture story Stampa dwar tema / Thematic picture EAU, Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education 17 September, 2018

Il-Fehim mis-Smigħ / Listening Two Listening Tasks: Task 1: Number of short texts e.g. dialogues, monologues, conversations, instructions, directions, descriptions, news bulletins including weather reports Task 2: Monologue, dialogue or conversation EAU, Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education 17 September, 2018

Il-Fehim mis-Smigħ / Listening Questions test listening not writing skills Students listen twice to recording of both texts, including questions Time to check answers EAU, Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education 17 September, 2018

Fehim mill-Qari / Reading COMPREHENSION Two Reading Tasks: Text 1: short task Students write words / numbers in spaces, underline, circle, tick, match, complete grids with information and label pictures or simple diagrams EAU, Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education 17 September, 2018

Fehim mill-Qari / Reading COMPREHENSION Text 2: factual / literary text of about 500 words Students answer a range of comprehension questions EAU, Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education 17 September, 2018

EAU, Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education Kitba / Writing Short Writing Task (50-60 words) 10 marks Long Writing Task 20 marks (140-200 words) Plan / Web (4 marks) Writing (16 marks) EAU, Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education 17 September, 2018

Task 1: Choice of 1 out of 2 tasks of same text type Writing / Kitba Task 1: Choice of 1 out of 2 tasks of same text type Task 2: Choice of 1 out of 2 Task 1: e.g. note, message, informal email, invitation, notice, short dialogue, advert, instructions, directions or paragraph Task 2: e.g. letter, article, short story for school magazine, write-up of event Dialogue in the case of Maltese

EAU, Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education Mathematics Mental Paper 20 marks (15 minutes) Written Paper 80 marks (1 hour 30 minutes) EAU, Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education 17 September, 2018

Mathematics – Mental Paper Twenty short graded questions + Warmer Question Read twice (Recorded on CD) Samples available on the Department of Curriculum website Instructions in Maltese & English Questions in English

MATHEMATICS – Written Paper 16 questions Q 1-4 4 marks each Q 5-12 5 marks each Q 13-16 6 marks each

All Benchmark Assessment papers Font Style: Andika size 13 for all papers THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. It-tifel mar għand tal-ħanut jixtri l-ġobon. Il-kelb qed jiġri wara l-qattus. Paper Colour: Cream for all students EAU, Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education 17 September, 2018

EAU, Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education Additional (from 2015) Mental Mathematics Warmer: Extra question at the beginning of test, not awarded marks. Aimed at helping students to focus on the speaker’s voice and familiarise themselves with the test Written Mathematics Working space was introduced in questions that require working. EAU, Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education 17 September, 2018

EAU, Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education Second Session Mid-June (13 – 17th June 2016) after school hours Students whose schools did not participate in the first session Students who were sick for the first session Held in one central location – Malta and Gozo EAU, Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education 17 September, 2018

EAU, Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education Examination Details Speaking component marked by class teachers All other components centrally marked by two markers EAU sends marks to schools Schools post results to parents EAU, Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education 17 September, 2018

EAU, Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education more information Educational Assessment Unit http://www.curriculum.gov.mt Email: eau@gov.mt Tel: 25982137/ 25982180 / 25982186 EAU, Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education 17 September, 2018